USF English Dept.

Make a difference with Writers of Discontent. We're working with March For Our Lives. Attend our event on April 10, 2024, and consider donating to this worthy cause. All proceeds go directly to March For Our Lives. Please donate and share! gofund.me/a2572d29

Join us this Oct 23rd as we are joined by Adam Piron (Kiowa/Mohawk), the current director of Sundance Institute's Indigenous Program. Piron will be presenting a live reading and visual essay of Hitchcock's Vertigo and its representation of the Missions and California history.

Our annual Halloween Bash will be on Tues, Oct 31 from 12-3pm in McLaren 250 + our Halloween Movie Night will be from 6-9PM! We will be showing The Exorcist and Halloween. RSVP to attend--& bring a friend! Dons, check your email for your invitation and the RSVP link!

The English Department and MFA would like to thank everyone who attended our first Wordnight of the semester last Wednesday! We hope to see you next time on October 25! The link to RSVP and sign up to read is available through the link in our bio.

Seniors, please see the attached flyer for information on an upcoming mandatory meeting regarding your senior thesis projects. Since the Senior Seminar is only offered in the Spring, Juniors graduating in December 2024 should also take the course this year and attend this meeting

Applications for the Black Community Activist Research Fellowship are due Sept. 29! Only a few spots left! This is a paid fellowship where Black San Franciscans are trained to become Black Community Activist Researchers. Contact Dr. Colette Cann at cncann@usfca.edu w/ questions!

Sign up to read through this google form: docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSdV…... RSVP to attend: Wednesday September 27th reading: booksmith.com/event/wordnight Wednesday October 25th reading: booksmith.com/event/wordnigh…

The English Department and MFA will be hosting 2 Wordnights this semester at Booksmith on Haight St. Wordnight is an opportunity for writing students at USF to share their original fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. FALL 2023 DATES: Wed. Sep. 27 6-8pm Wed. Oct. 25 6-8pm

We will have books for sale and a book signing as well. In addition, please enjoy a tour of the historic library after the program! 💛Link to get tickets: milibrary.org/events/vanishi… 💚 For FREE Admission use Promo Code: Cristina

We are delighted to offer both students and faculty FREE admission to attend our upcoming author event with Cristina Garcia for her new novel, Vanishing Maps on Thursday, September 21 at 6:00 pm here at Mechanics' Institute! Cristina taught at USF’s MFA Program a few years ago.

Join your fellow students and our very own Department Chair, Dr. Rojas, for a chat about all things English over coffee and donuts! The first coffee chat will take place on Monday, Sept. 18, from 9–11 a.m. in KA 499. We hope to see you there! ☕️📚

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🗓 Saturday, August 27th (3PM) You're invited to a special reading celebrating Stranger Selves, a text-based art exhibit, featuring the work of K. M. Soehnlein, Dean Rader, & Max Blue at the Bass & Reiner Art Gallery in the Minnesota Street Project. 🎫↴ dothebay.com/events/2022/8/…

REMINDER! 🗓 Monday, August 22nd (1:00PM) Fall Orientation & Welcome Mixer New students! Join us for the English & Comparative Literature department's fall orientation and welcome mixer TODAY! Get to know your department faculty and peers while learning more about our courses!

REMINDER! 🗓 Monday, August 22nd (1:00PM) Fall Orientation & Welcome Mixer New students! Join us for the English & Comparative Literature department's fall orientation and welcome mixer! Get to know your department faculty and peers while learning more about our courses!

🗓 Monday, August 22nd (1:00PM) Fall Orientation & Welcome Mixer Incoming freshmen! Join us for the English & Comparative Literature department's fall orientation and welcome mixer! Get to know your department faculty and peers while learning more about our courses!

Hey Dons! 👋 The USF English Department has some exciting courses that are open to all students for the upcoming Spring Semester! 📝 Brief summaries and general information about the classes can be found in the graphics below, be sure to sign up if you're interested! ✅

🗓 Wednesday, November 3rd (6:30PM) Writers of Discontent: Stop AAPI Hate Join us TONIGHT for readings by 20 established and emerging voices from the AAPI community. Donations are encouraged, but not required. Open to the public, email garrett@usfca.edu for details!

🗓 Wednesday, November 3rd (6:30PM) Writers of Discontent: Stop AAPI Hate Join us for an evening of readings by 20 established and emerging voices from the AAPI community. Donations are encouraged, but not required. Open to the public, email garrett@usfca.edu for details!